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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-25
A Practical Joke.

From the lIiiedgevae (GG.) Chronicle.
Mr. Frank Shiederman was made the vic
tim of a practical joke a few nights since.
One of his neighbors was absent from the
city, and before leaving left three young
ladies under Mr.. Shiedermans protecting
care. About o'clock the fun-loving dispo-
SltionS of the young ladies got the better of
them, and they determined to give Mr..
Shiederman good scare. They set to work
and rugged up a ''dummien out of old
clothes and placed it in threatening atti
tude in one of the unoccupied rooms They
then feigned fright and ran, calling their
protector, telling him that some one was in
the house. The gallant Frank seized a
bludgeon and started in pursuit. of the
deep oppressive Stiffness and the frightened
countenanceS of the young ladies produced
a trembling in Mr.. Shederman's knees
as he searched the house from ceiling to eel
lar. He was almost regaining his normal
condition when he approached the room
containing the dummy The light which
was held by the trembling hand of one of
the mischievous maidens cast a pale and
uncertain glare into the corners, while the
shadows played at hide and seek about the
room and assumed a thousand grOteSque
shapes upon the walls, suggestive of hob
COLLINS and blue devils innumerable. The
gallant Frank boldly entered the room, but
when he found himself confronting a shape
more horrible than am ogre, and more
threatening than a midnight assassin, he
gave vent to a shrek that would have done
credit to a lost soul on awakening upon the
horrors of an endless woe. Ere that de
spairing shrek died away, rapidly falling
footsteps going pit-a-pat, plt-a-pat, could
have been heard on the street leading west
ward, and those who were up at that hour
thought they saw AIRED headed meteor flying
along close to the ground, making toward
the Central depot. As it went over the
brow of the hill near the mansion it slack
ened its speed for a moment, when a pedes-
trian heard it soliloquize in Franks well
known voice: Body, you can stay here if
you want to, but, legs, you must travel"
The next morning Frank came back into
town with the mud Of the swamp on him.
The boys don't dare to mention it to him,
however
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-25
The Chateau of Chantilly.
Fronl Harpel.'s Maqazine.


On Oct. %, 1886, NM Bocher, Denorrnan-
die and Rousse acting all three in the name
of Mgr. Henri Eugene Philippe d'Orleans,
General of Division, member of the Insti-
tute, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor,
accomplished, in the presence of Notary
Fontana. the due legal formahties connected
with the handing over to the Institute of
France of the gift made to it by their prin-
cipal, then in exile This gift consists of
the domain of Chantilly, comprising woods,
forests and water-courses covering
an area of upward of 22,640
acres: guard-houses and other buildings
tbs chateaux of Enghien, Saint Fir
min, and La Refine Blanche; the Condo
stable; the chateau of Chantilly, with its
library and other artistic and historical
collections; its furniture, statues, and
trophies of arms; its archives, its fountains,
its gardens, its chapel. The chateau of Chan
tilly is to be preserved exactly as it stands
at present, to be called hereafter the Condo
Museum, to be opened to the public at
stated times of the year, and at all times to
students, artists and men of letters. The APP
proximate value of the gift may be esti-
mated as follows; The land, q, 000000f
the buildings, 10000, 000f. the objects of art
and other collections, 15,000000f Finally,
when all the mortgages and legacies
and other servitudeS have been
paid, it may be calculated that the clear
revenue which the Institute of France will
derive from the domain will amount TO
$4,000 francs a year at least. This sum
will be devoted to keeping the estate, the
chateau, and the collections in good order
to purchasing objects of art of all kinds,
and ancient or modern books, chosen with
view to enriching or completing the col
lections; to the creation of pensions and an
nuites for INDECENT literary men, artists or
savants, and to the foundation OF prizes for
the encouragement of those who devote
themselves to the career of art, science or
literature. Such is an outline of the nature
of the Due d. Aumale's gift to the Institute
of France-a gift, however, of which the
donor reserves the usufruct during his own
lifetime.
The Condo Museum, as the Due d'Aumale
has conceived and realized it, is museum
of all tho great manifestations of French
art, and at the same time a commemorative
museum of the families of Montmorency
and Condo, which played of old such bril-
liant role in the history of France.
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NEED OF RAILROADS IN Ash
The Iron Horse Poking His Nose 10
the Corners of the Orient

Une corners OF bDe OTl6lI !
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
1t is probable that within ten years "a
will be crossed by transcontinental I
road, built by the Russians from the h
emit terminus of the line, which IS alr4
some hundreds of miles east Of the u
Mountains, TO Irkutsk, thence to "A
Baikal and down the valley of the Amoot
Vladiovstock, or some other port OPEN
deep-sea navigation. This road appears
be an imperative necessity to protect 7
Russian settlements in Eastern Siberia 4
posed to Chinese incursiOns for 2,OOO mlI
along their southern frontier.
The Siberian railroad is not being co,
structed moment too soon: for If wy
were suddenly to break out between RussI
and China, the thin line of settlements "a
tending down the Amoor valley along tn
Chinese frontier might be overrun by count
less hordes without any power on the par
of the Russian government to relieve ~
beleaguered garrisons. Russia never at
tempts to accomplish anything with Chine
except through diplomacy. 1t is emily feal
of China that has kept her from absorbing
the whole of Corea and having what shi
so much needs-a port on the Pacific sufll
GENTLY far south to be open to her squadron'
for the entire year. The plans for building
the Siberian line include the erection o
extensive works at some point on thu
Amoor, and to proceed with the construc
ton from both ends at the same time.
4 In the meantime China is also to bt
gradually opened up to civilization by
means of several lines of railroad, for which
plans have already been made and on which
work will soon be commenced. This chang
in the exclusive policy of the empire is du'
to the fact that Marquis Tseng has imbibet
some of the spirit of progress during hi
long residence in Europe, and has added hi
influence to that Of Ii Hung Chang, Away
liberal, in inducing the father of the yount
Emperor to consent. The motive is rather
strategic than commercial, the need of rail
roads to re-enforce the garrisons of Ions
extent of seacoast having been made evi
dent during the late war with France.
is the design to connect Taku, at the moutt
of the Pei-Ho, with Peking, and t.
build a road from Peking to Canton
connecting it with branch lines t.
Chefoo, Shanghai, Foochow, Annoy, Swa
tow, and such other ports as may seen
necessary. 1t seems to be uncertain who il
to build these roads. 1t was first stateC
that the contract to build that from Picking
to Taku had been given to French syndl
cate. 1t has since been stated that thu
work would be given to Chinese contractor
alone, though this seems improbable. Tit
competition has been active between the
representatives of French, German, Ameri
can and English companies. To open thu
Chinese Empire by means of railroads viii
be q revolution in more sense than one. i
will make the whole population uneasy
will render the coast of the empire acces
sible, and probably set in motion a wave Of
emigration that may destroy the industrial
equilibrium of the world, if it does not hav,
results absolutely dangerous to its genera
peace.
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Torturing Prisoners in Japan.
From, fhe Manchester Uuion.


The stone torture was usually the first
cruelty practced upon a prisoner He was
forced TO PROSTATE himself, face downward,
upon the apexes of five triangular-shaped
blocks of hard wood the front of his legs
being exposed to the sharp edges While
securely held in this position heavy stones
were placed on the victims thighs, and
others were slowly added 10 increase the
terrible weight, until he became unconscious
or signilied his intention to confess.
The box torture was still more atrocous
contrivance. Bound hand and foot, the
culprit was forced into strong box about
two feet square, having a covering made to
fit the inside and capable of being lowered
or raised at will. Heavy weights were
placed upon it, and as these were increased
in number, depressing the lid, the poor
wretch within the box was slowly crushed
to death
In using the water torture it was believed
that the torment of thirst would
induce prisoner TO confess his guilt.
After several days subsistence on a salt
diet, without rice and water, the accused
was shut in a room where he could see and
hear the dropping of water on all sides, but
out Of his reach. The cravings and suffer
ings became fearful under the agony, often
approaching the bounds of insanity.
Deprivation of sleep was effected by plac-
ing the criminal upon q bed, or mat, over
which small stream of water was contn-
ually flowing. Attendants were in readi-
ness, and at the slightest indication of
slumber they would rouse their victim by
ringing bells, beating drums, or the apDl-
cation of fire 10 his body The treatment
rendered sleep impossible; the poor wretch's
mind became disordered under the torture,
and oftantimes LETT him ravinG maniac.
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SHAMEFULLY DECEIVED.
Soldierly Sympathy Turned to Gall by
an Unexpe Cted Discovery.
from the Kansas CITY Journal.

an UnexpE Cted Discovery.
From the Kansas city Journal.
During the late unpleasantness, said g
well-known Irish American gentleman yes
terday, 81 was member of Company A, OF
the famous Sixty-ninth Irish Regiment
In the company were two middle-aged men
named Patrick O'Malley and Timothy
Burke. They were steadfast friends and be
longed TO the same mess. At the first bait
of Bulllltan, as everybody knows, the regi
ment covered itself with glory, remaining
on the field after nearly every other com
mand had turned its back to the foe. While
we were engaged in hand-to-hand strug
gle. fighting with dubbed musaets and prod
ding the enemy with our bayOnets, O'Malley
reeled, paved the lead laden air with his
hands, and with Shrek that was plainly
heard above the din of battle, fell prone
upon the earth. Tim ceased firing
and, STOPPING over him, in tender tones
asked:
"'Are yez hurried, PatH
"'Yis, Tim. Howley mother, my leg il
gomez
''Tim examined Pats right leg and found
that it was terribly lacerated by a grape
shot, just above the knee. Just then the
Black Horse Cavalry, composed of the
flower of Southern chivalry came
swOoping down upon our thinned ranks
The onslaught was too desperate to be
resisted, and, like all the other valiant sol
diers of the Union who participated in that
memorable affray, we decided that
discretion was the better part of valor, and
fled toward Washington. Tim was still
bending over the PROSTATE form of O'Ma-
lev when the retreat began. Don't leave
me, Tim, said he. we have been frienB
together in the ould country and this, and
let's not part now in the hour of me mis-
fortune
6 BE heavens! I'll not go widout yez'
exclaimed Tim.
"Thereupon he picked up O'Malley and
threw him over his shoulder, his legs dang
ling in front and his head behind, and joined
in the precipitate rout. Tim was siS-
footer and as stout as John l.. Sullivan. He
bore Fat for mile dOdging around army
wagons and caisSonS that blocked the high
way While he was running from the field
cannon ball carried away Pats head: but
Tim, owing to his excitement, did not be-
come aware Of that catastrophe to his
friend. Finally the crush and jam became
so great Tim was unable TO proceed furSher
so he came to standstill. a young adJutant
rode up to him and asked
"'What are you going to do with that
bodyr
"'Sure, he's my FRIEND replied Tim
and I'm bearing him to place of safety.
Why, you d. fool, the man is dead.
His head is Off
''Howly Moses, is that 500 CALCULATED
Tim, letting Pats inanimate form drop up
on the ground. The blackguard decaved
me. He told me that it was his leg that
was shot offnn
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TO the horse nearest him. and snap, snap
gee; the harness. Upstairs each man jumps
as if his back had been touched with live
coal. Or goes the warm blanket and on
go shoes and pants and coat and hat. The
first man has dressed like a lightning
change artist, and with a bound has his
hands urOn the cold iron pole. Down he
goes through the little hole to the floor be-
low, and he has no sooner touched the floor
than there is another pair of hands on the
pole, and another form shoots downward,
and then another, and then another. Not
a word is spoken. Each man quickly
Chances at the indicator and reads No. 62,
but he does not pause. He runs to the
horses and they are there as eager to be
told to 60 as if they were humans. Harry
Smith climbs nimby into his seat on the
truck, while Pat Pierce puts his hand on
the tiller. The doors fly open and the
horses, Ike and ODE, jump forward Harry
gathers the reins and then tells them to go;
The door opens and the driver shouts Co"
and off they go, pulling the heavy
truck as if it was a hack. Down the
street it spins. The eastern sky is reddening
and the horses, with sense like folks, jump
out of the door, and then comes the race to
the fire. Out of the house the truck shoots
its way. The horses know that they must
go, and without IA whip Harry lets the
horses have the reins. They buckle down
to business, and looking neither to the right
or to the left they push onward. The fire
is reached and whether it is for one minute
or all night, the boys start to work. The
scene is reached, the horses know that the
race is at an end, and then the clang of the
driver ceases and the boys are ready for
the work. Such is the fireman's life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-25
FLORIDA.

Circuit Court meets at Apalachicola on
Dec. II.
Both oyster factories at Apalachicola will
start up work Monday.
William T. Edwards, who was born in
Etingham county, Georgia, died at Gaines
vile Monday, aged rs years
The reports to Apalachicola from the
fisheries are quite cheering. The reports
from the Sponge reefs are also very favor
able.
At Gainesville the Florida Fertilizer Com
pany is almost ready to begin the work of
grinding bones. They will be actively en-
gagged in manufacturing fertilizer by next
week.
At Archer small colored boy named
Wimmons, while fooling with cartridge,
found that it did not need a gun to make it
go off, and the result is his hand is badly
lacerated
At Archer the cold wave of Nov. 20 did
considerable damage to farmers who had
standing cane, and it is feared many have
lost seed for next year. At a. m. Nov
u it was 231%', but no frost; nearly
everybody had their orange trees banked
with earth. This practice did good work
in the great freeze, and has been generally
adopted.
Messrs. Hicks and Allen, of Apalachcola,
have a natural curiosity in the shape of a
sweet potato. Near the centre of the potato
the tines of fork are sticking, and as the
potato grew the wider spread the tines.
These gentlemen say they have grown large
quantities of the yellow yam this year, any
number of them being about as large as the
head of an adult.
Messrs. Lewis and Ford, in going to Day
tona from Port Orange Saturday afternoon
in skiff, noticed something in the river OPP
poSite Blake which appeared To be moving
toward the peninsula shore The men inn
lnediately began pursuit, and soon came
upon the finest buck they had ever seen.
MIR. Lewis, armed with an S-foot oar beat
his game about the head until the weapon
was shattered and the deer secured. The
animal was hauled in the boat and carried
TO Daytona, where it was sold for 81 80.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-25
Boston Girls Chew Gum by the Ton.
EroiD the BOSTON Post

A man whose business is that of selling
chewing-gum informed me that about forty
tons of that delectable compound are sold
annually here in Boston alone The
company that he represents have invested
over $4,000 in boxes which are ingeniously
constructed to deliver five good, liberal
''chewSlto the customer who deposits a
''nickeln in the top of the box. These boxes
are distributed free of charge all over the
city and country and it requires
a small army of men to collect
the coins and refill the boxes with
chswing-gum. l inquired if INSCRIPTIONS
persons did not onally deposit articles
other than the coin of the realm, in order
to obtain the gum result, and he replied that
old knife blades, buttons, bits of iron and
the boxes. but they hardly ever responded
unless they heard the ring of the true metal
The non-chewing public have very little
idea of the extent to which this innocent
habit of exciting the salivary glands is
practised. Perhaps it serves its purpose in
allaying the craving for nervous excitement
so common to the American people, and if
as 1 am informed is the case, IL often cures
the inveterate tobacco chewer of his disgust
ing habit, il will prove a blessing, and its
use might De encouraged by legislative en-
actmentS. Who knows, as the agent afore-
said exclaimed, what diminutlon Of crime,
what purity in politics and what cleaning
up OF the moral atmosphere might not
result from "a liberal supply of gum
gratuitous.y furnished III certain quarters
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OFF TO THE FIRE.
A Scene at the House of the Hook and
Ladder Truck.
from tie Macon (Ga) Telegraph.

From the Macon (Gd) Telegraph
There was only one gas jet burning and
the last man to bed had turned that down
low that the glare of the light might not
hurt the eyes of the sleeping boys. Along
side each couch were the pants and shoes,
and coat and hat The engine house would
have been as still as death chamber but
for the horses. Ike, the roam, slept stand
ing, but would wake at intervals and NIB
bic at a wisp ofhay left in his stall ODE,
the bay slept flat ON his side, now and then
grunting like an old woman" one of the
boys once said. The fireman on watch sat
sleepily upon his lifted chair musing and
whiting. For killing time whiting came
in for full share of praise.
"Clang -clang- -clang-clang- chang
clang-clang" comes from the brazen disc on
the wall, aud click and the figures 62 are
shown on the indicator.
Before the second clang has been struck
Ike drops his wisp of hay and has jumped
alongside of the tongue, and ODE is on his
| feet in position. They know that the clang
| means business. The man on watch SPRINGS
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PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.
Tampa. Key West, JIavana-

Tampa, Key West, Havana.
SEMT-wEE&LY.
SOUTH BOUND.
Nv Tampa Monday and Thursday 9:30 p. m.
Ar Key West Tuesday and Friday p. IN.
Ar Havana Wednesday and Saturday 6 a. m.
NORTH BOUND.
Nv Havana Wednesday, and Saturday noon.
Lv Key West Wednesday and Saturday 10 p.m
Ar Tampa Thursday and Sunday 8 p. m.
Connecting at Tampa with West India Fast
Train to and from Northern and Eastern cities.
For stateroom accommodations apply to City
Ticket Office S., F. & W. R'y, jacksonville, or
Agent Plant Steamship Line, Tampa.
c. ID. OWENS, Traffic Manager.
II. S. IIAINES, General Manager
MAY 1 lhS1.
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Compagnie Generate TransatIantique
---French Line to HaWe.

ID ETWEEN New York and Havre, from pier
ID No AZ, n. r., foot of Morton street. Trav-
elers by this line avoid both transit by English
railway and the discomfort of crossing the
Channel in a small boat Special train leaving
the Company S dock at Havre direct for Paris
on arrival of steamers. Baggage checked at
New York through to Paris.
Ia CHAMPAGNE, TRAUB, SATURDAY,
November 26. > p. NJ.
LA GASCQGNE, SANTELLI, SATURDAY, De
cember 3. Z A. NJ
LA BRETAGNE, DEJoUsELIN, SATURDAY,
December 10. p. NJ.
PRICE OF PASSAGE Including winel:
TO HAVRE-First Cabin, Winter rate 500 and
$50; Second Cabin, $50; Steerage from New York
to Havre, SIS; Steerage from New York to Paris,
$25 30; intending wine, bedding and utensils.
LOUIS DE BEBIAN, Agent, 3 Bowling Green,
foot of Broadway, New York.
Or j. c. SHAW, ESQ, 20 Bull street, MEssRs.
WILDER & CO.. 126 Bay street, Savannah
Agents.
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Train No; 10t leaves Guyton $40 p. m. arrives
Savannah 4:25 D. m ''i''eS
Sleeping cars on all night trains bet1vean S.
con and Columbus
Irain No. 3, leaving Savannah at $50 n m.
wlil stop regularly at Guyton but at no other
and Millen
Train No will stop on signal at stations be-
gers for Savannah
Connections at Savannah with Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway for all points in
Florida. H'' -
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City Office No 20 Bull street. and
Depot Office 30 minutes before departure OF
each train.
j. G: SHAW. Z. T. CHARLTON,
Ticket Agent. Gen Pass Agent
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Philips Digestible Cocoa

Makes a very delicious and nourishing drink. 1t
is particularly adapted for persons Of weak
digestion, differing therein from all Other
cocoas in the market. In half pound and FIVE
pound cases
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Coast Line Railroad

Su burban Schedule.
CATHEDRAL CEMETERY. BONAVENTURE
AND THUNDERBOLT.
The following schedule will be observed on and
after MONDAY, Oct. 3, 1887, week days.
(See special schedule for Sunday
Leave Savannah city time), 7:lO, 1925, A. NJ,
800, 400, *6:35 p NJ.
Leave Thunderbolt. $3.50, 500 A. NJ, 1920, 400
+5:40 P. ".
Leave Bonaventure, 6:00 $40 A. NJ, $780, 4:1O
550 p. NJ.
saturday night last car leaves city 7:15, in
stead Of 6;35 Hast car leaves ThunderbolU $40
instead of 6:20, as formerly.
Take Broughton street cars % minutes before
departure of Suburban trains.
r. E. COBB, Supt.
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RECENT PUBLIC TEST Of the consolidated rail
way telegraph system of train telegraphy, made
on the Lehigh Valley railroad, gave very salts
factory results. On a train moving sixty miles
an hour messages were sent and received to
ana from other trains on the road and commu-
l5ication was had with different stations on the
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RAILROADS.
~~~>-~<s
$ OH T. d IT L e
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
RAILROADS.
SAVANNAH. GA. Oct IA. 1ss.

SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. 16, 1887.
nN and after this date Passenger trains win
~ run daily unless marked t. which are daily.
except Sunday
The standard time, by which these trains run.
is 30 minutes slower than Savannah city time:
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Charleston & Savannah Railway Co.

CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa-
" vannah, Florida and Western Railway
Trains leave and arrive at savannah by stanu-
ard time COtn meridian) which is 30 minutes
slower than city time.
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KIESLING'S NURSERY,

W IIIIO IOIItlL IbO'oNt'
DLANTS, BOUQUETS, DESIGNS, Cul-
l. FLOWERS furnished to order. Leave OF
ders at DAVIS BROS, corner Bull and sOlA
..rssts. le!ec5one call 40.
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TINE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap-
1 pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti-
more as follows-city time:
GEO. APPOLD, Capt. WARREN, MONDAY,
Nov. %, at p NJ
VIM. CRANE Capt. BILLUPs, SATURDAY,
Dec 8, at $50 NJ.
GEO. APPOLD, Capt. WARREN, THURSDAY,
Dec. s. at l p. NJ.
VIM CRANE, Capt. BILLUPs, TUESDAY, Dec
10, at p.
And from Baltimore on the days above named
at p. NJ.
Through bills lading given to all points West
all the manufacturing towns in New England
and to ports of the United Kingdom and the
Continent.
JAS. B. WEST 6 CO., Agents,
ia Bay street.